Some boys dream of becoming astronauts or leading their country, but actor Andrew Garfield just wanted to slip into some Spandex. Now, he's finally getting his wish as the title character in the upcoming "Spider-Man" reboot.

The British star, who wore his first Spidey costume for Halloween at age 4, tells The Hollywood Reporter, "I have been waiting for this phone call for 24 years, for someone to call me up and say, 'Hey, we want you to pretend to be a character that you’ve always wanted to be all your life, and we’re going to do it with cool cameras and cool effects and you’re going to feel like you’re swinging through New York City. Do you want to do that?'"

Garfield jumped at the chance, and admits that the part was particularly important to him because he can relate to Spider-Man's underdog alter-ego, Peter Parker.

As her son Sparrow celebrates his first birthday on September 9, Nicole Richie is opening up about her wild teen years and the day she decided to become a virgin – or at least declare herself one with a tattoo.

"I'm a Virgo and the sign is a virgin," Richie, who turns 29 on September 21, tells the October issue of InStyle UK. "So, when I was 16, I got the word 'virgin' tattooed on my wrist thinking I was so deep and cool."

But now that she's a grown woman – and also mother to 2-year-old Harlow, her other child with rocker fiancé Joel Madden, 31 – Richie admits the ink is a bit embarrassing. Says the celebutante turned designer, "Now I just look really weird having 'virgin' written across my wrist – and I have to explain it."